Tricycle



- 1,623 40() E. H. L. ENGLUND TRICYCLE April 5 1927.

z sheets-sheet 2 Filed Aug. 3. 1925 Gli Patented 'piu 5i, 1927.

I EDWIN H. L. ENGLUND, OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- Y THIRD TO SOPHUS M.APETERSON AND ONE-THIRD TO HANS IVI. PETERSON, BOTH OF MUsxnGoN HEIGHTS, Micnrsnu.

TRICYCLE.

Application med August s, 1925. serial No. 47,954.

The present invention has reference to tricycle construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a combined bearing and guard for supporting the main sprocket wheel of the power transmitting mechanismy thereof.

Another' important object of the invention is to provide anovel frame construction which may be 'adjusted in such a manner as to permit the rear Wheels of the tricycle to be moved towards or away from the front or steering wheel of the tricycle.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of .parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inf vention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from th-e spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevational view Vof a tricycle constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional vew'taken on linev 2-2 of Figure 1. v

Figure 3 is a plan view of a tricycle.

Figure 4 is a fragmental sectional view illustrating the combined bearing and guard for' the mainl sprocket wheel.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 -5 of Figure 4. Y

Referringjto the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicates curved bars forming the mainl or body portion of the frame of the tricycle, which bars have their upper ends'secured within the pipes 6 that are formed integral with the head 7 of the frame in which the fork 8 is pivotally mounted.

The reference character 9 indicates a combined guard and bea-ring, and as shown, the guard includes a body portion 10 having a depending portion 11 circular in formation and adapted to substantially house the sprocket wheel 12 which is of a diameter less than the diameter of the depending portion 11. Forming a part of the guard is a tubular member 13 'in which the loa-r 14 is Y positioned, the connection between the tubular member 13 and bar 14 being such as tol permit the bar 14 to be adjusted withkre-` spect to the tubular member 13, there being provided a set screw 15 for engaging the bar 14 and holding tions of adjustment.

The bar 14 curves` downwardly and has connection with the bar 16 that has bearings 17 mounted at the ends thereof, the bearings the bar 14 in its posink being designed to accommodate the rear axle Y 18 on which the rear wheels 19 of the tricycle are mounted. Y n

Mounted on the axle 18 is a sprocket wheel 20 over which the chain 21 moves, which vchain also moves over the sprocket Wheel 12 that is actuated by the pedals 22 in the usual and well known manner. v

The reference character 23 indicates the seat of the tricycle, which may be of any convenientV construction and adjustable so that `persons of various sizes may ride on the tricyclewith comfort. y

. From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to this construction, the main sprocket wheel 12 of the device is substantially housed by the bearing member, thereby eliminating any possibilityk of persons riding on the tricycle, having their clothes caught in the sprocket wheel which would probabl result in injury to the person.

I claim In a tricycle, a frame including front section and a rear section, vertically spaced bars forming la part of the front section, a guard having a tubular member, forming a part of the front section, said rear section embodying a curved .axle supporting bar, aY

ture.

EDWIN H. L. ENGLUND. 

